The Laugh on Dad (1918)
The Laugh on Dad is a 1918 comedy Australian silent film. It follows John Forrest, a.k.a. Dad, who is an ostrich farmer. His daughter Jean wants to marry Ralph Bond but Dad is opposed, so he devises a scene where a farmhand will dress as Jean and pretend to marry Ralph. Jean outwits him and the marriage goes ahead. It is considered a lost film.
- Date of release
- 1918-03-02
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- A.C. Tinsdale
Casting
- Netta Lawson — Jean Forrest
- Johnson Weir — John Forrest
- May Morton — May
- Jules Olaff — Arthur Elliott
- Alwyn West — Jim
- Olaf Jensen — Ralph Bond
Interesting facts
The Laugh on Dad is a 1918 comedy Australian silent film. It is considered a lost film.
Production
The film was the first production of the Austral Photoplay Company, run by film importer and entrepreneur A.C. Tinsdale. Finance was raised by means of public subscription, offering two shilling shares to the public; buying one hundred shares got you free motion picture tuition and a part in the film. Most of the cast paid to appear in the movie.
The movie was shot at a real life ostrich farm in South Head.
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